Weimer helps cancer patients focus on nutrition through farmers’ market
(Editor’s note: A complete version of this article, as it ran in the University of Delaware’s UDaily website, can be found by clicking here.) NEWARK, Del. — Bonnie Chambers was diagnosed with breast cancer in October of 2021 at the age of 41. The cancer was...
Va. Tech lauds Joines’ expertise
Chad Joines, director of the Virginia Tech Beef Cattle Center, is the 2022 Employee of the Year in the university’s School of Animal Sciences within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.His role in managing a facility that affects the broad beef...
A ‘big bet’ for climate smart ag (Editorial)
When framework of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load plan was unveiled more than two decades ago, then-Delaware Agriculture Secretary Ed Kee succinctly described it as a “big bet” for the watershed.In essence, if the...
MARC board votes to dissolve organization
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. — The Maryland Agriculture Resource Council, a Baltimore County-based nonprofit focused on enhancing the rural economy and fostering conservation of agricultural and natural resources through education, will dissolve after transfering its...
Saving suburban farms, and their value
Randy Stabler grabbed a calculator inside an office on Pleasant Valley Farm recently and ran a few quick numbers. For every acre of corn he grows, he borrows about $250, roughly 40% of the total cost. Like most farmers, Stabler has a close relationship with...
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